New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-10
4 WESTERN Vie " OF BUFFALO BILL.
From The Salt Lake Tribune.

America has had worse representatives in England
than Buffalo Bill" He is a handsome man, a
brave man. q splendid shot perfect rider, and II
any London toughs got him in a close place and
nres. him too far, they will find that he is fighter
from away back" IT he keeps sober ne will not
disgrace his country, for he Is shrewd enough TO
know his own defects he cOnceals them splen-
didly by q retiring and courteous manner II he hap,
peas to 90 a spree VIC are not sure that he VIII
disgrace his country even then, because he drinks as
he rides and shoots and he will give London such
shaking up as il has not had tor long time Deep
down >" Bu1ao Bill " is brainy man. a born gen
eral That he can keep such an organization as his
under control is proof OF magnificent administrative
ability, backed by pluck that never ialters.
couple Of years ago horse was procured that tossed
"A an his yaaueros and Indians and they reported TO
him that he was too much OF terror for them all.
Bills answer was " We came IRON the west adyer-
Using our elves 40 masters OF horses and guns are
we going to be thrown down by country ored
Quaker animal Show me this horse" Thereupon
Bin mounted him and kept his seat and conquered
him and the vaquerDs and savages said he was cbief
Three wears ago by the sinking Of a steamboat on
the Mississippi Cody lost great number OF his
animals including the mule team which served IN bis
show 10 haul the stage which Is attacked by Indians
In reftting he bought six wild mules FOR the coach
They were large animals that had the obstinate jaws
characteristic OF the "impenltent mule" When
ready tor q performance TO be given the next day.
the driver went to him and said NJ. Cody, those
mules are wilder than Comanches and savage as
grizzlies. When the shooting commences they Will
take to the hills and you might as well try TO stop a
cyclone" HThst MEANS" said Cody, that you
don't want to drive them ~ There will De no drive
t.
while it lasts" Very wel," said Cody, hitch up
yoIr cyclone and tell the Indians we will have re-
hearsal" Cody had secured the iar gro Inds OF some
Eastern town for place for his exhibition, aud n
race track was the features OF the grounds.
The mules we're harnessed TO the coach and held until
Cody got on the box snd secured the rens lie had
ordered the Indians TO commence firing when he
started, and TO keep 1t up as long as their ponies
could keep in reasonable distance OF the stage Then
he told the men who were holding the mules TO tall
back and the race began. The mules around the
track six times. Cody merely tried ut first to keep
them within the enclosure When. after three miles
the blown animals began to show signs of distress,
Cody began whipping them cracking his whip and
yelling like Apache. When the last three miles
were completed the mules stopped at the word just
able to stand. Cody gave it as his belief that they
we're thoroughly broken, and ono of the sweetest
driving teams that he had ever tried to engineer
and the employees who watched the performance
aue tIy passed the word from to the other that
the old man IL chief, enough" II is by such
means that Buffalo Bill holds his motley band OF
Cowboys and Indians In subsection and when they
show symptoms OF aquarel among themselves, he